Kelston
NAME KELSTON
AREA LOCATION STILLORGAN, White Cross, N11 heading south, at the Leopardstown
Road.
MAP LOCATION OSI map of 1898-1913 places it in the townland of Galloping Green
South. It does not feature on the 1838-1845 map.
GENERAL A detached three-bay two-storey house over part raised basement
house, it has a pedimented breakfront. The houses is rendered ruled and lined. It has
a pitched hipped slightly over hanging slate roof with brackets. The central door with its
simple fanlight is approached by fourteen cut granite steps between cast-iron railings.
The porch supporting the breakfront boasts two Tuscan columns and the timber sash
windows have cut granite sills, the first storey windows have hood moulds and the plaster
walls were quoined with granite. It was renovated in 2003 and converted to apartments.
YEAR BUILT circa 1860
VALUATION In 1886 the valuation was 65 pounds and in the 1901 census it is
noted as having 8 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown, built for Ulick James Daly
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census
& Wills, OSI Maps.
OCCUPANTS
1859 - 1861 Land purchased by William and John Bentley
1861 Ulick Daly
1865 - 1870 John H Siree
1871 James Dowling
1872 - 1873 George Gresson
1874 - 1880 Thomas Somers
1884 - 1903 Lieut Col C Siree
1909 - 1911 Arthur Willoughby Joule
1912 - 1930 Rev W R Roberts
1935 J P O’Neill
1939 - 1940 P J McEvoy
1946 Edward & Loretta Hackett
1947 For Sale on 5 Acres and with over 400ft frontage to main road.
1955 For Sale on 2 Acres and with 375ft frontage to main road.
1961-1967 McInerney family
2003 Renovated and converted to apartments.
STAFF
1901 Catherine Ramsey - Cook
Bridget Daly - Housemaid
Robert Lauder - Gardener
1911 Helen Bishop - Cook
Beatrice Bessie Close - Parlourmaid
CURRENT
STATUS Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE April 2018
AREA LOCATION STILLORGAN, White Cross, N11 heading south, at the Leopardstown
Road.
MAP LOCATION OSI map of 1898-1913 places it in the townland of Galloping Green
South. It does not feature on the 1838-1845 map.
GENERAL A detached three-bay two-storey house over part raised basement
house, it has a pedimented breakfront. The houses is rendered ruled and lined. It has
a pitched hipped slightly over hanging slate roof with brackets. The central door with its
simple fanlight is approached by fourteen cut granite steps between cast-iron railings.
The porch supporting the breakfront boasts two Tuscan columns and the timber sash
windows have cut granite sills, the first storey windows have hood moulds and the plaster
walls were quoined with granite. It was renovated in 2003 and converted to apartments.
YEAR BUILT circa 1860
VALUATION In 1886 the valuation was 65 pounds and in the 1901 census it is
noted as having 8 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown, built for Ulick James Daly
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census
& Wills, OSI Maps.
OCCUPANTS
1859 - 1861 Land purchased by William and John Bentley
1861 Ulick Daly
1865 - 1870 John H Siree
1871 James Dowling
1872 - 1873 George Gresson
1874 - 1880 Thomas Somers
1884 - 1903 Lieut Col C Siree
1909 - 1911 Arthur Willoughby Joule
1912 - 1930 Rev W R Roberts
1935 J P O’Neill
1939 - 1940 P J McEvoy
1946 Edward & Loretta Hackett
1947 For Sale on 5 Acres and with over 400ft frontage to main road.
1955 For Sale on 2 Acres and with 375ft frontage to main road.
1961-1967 McInerney family
2003 Renovated and converted to apartments.
STAFF
1901 Catherine Ramsey - Cook
Bridget Daly - Housemaid
Robert Lauder - Gardener
1911 Helen Bishop - Cook
Beatrice Bessie Close - Parlourmaid
CURRENT
STATUS Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE April 2018